a b c Tansey, Joe (25 August 2013). "Rio Ferdinand vs. John Terry: Who Is the Better Defender?". bleacherreport.com . Retrieved 18 December 2014. At Manchester United, he won the Premier League, his first major club honour, in a successful first season at the club. In September 2003, he missed a drugs test and was banned from football for eight months from January until September 2004, causing him to miss half a Premier League season, Manchester United's FA Cup triumph, and the Euro 2004 international competition. Upon his return, he established himself in the Manchester United first team and received plaudits for his performances, featuring in the PFA Team of the Year four times in five years. More club success followed with another Premier League win in the 2006–07 season and a Premier League and UEFA Champions League double the following year. His career at United, in which he won six Premier League titles and 14 trophies, [8] ended when his contract expired in 2014, and he subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers where he played for just one season before being released from the club as a result of their relegation from the Premier League. He announced his retirement from professional football on 30 May 2015.

Rio Ferdinand dismisses rumour that David Moyes made him watch videos of Phil Ja (05/2020): Rio Ferdinand has finally put to bed the longstanding rumour that former Manchester United manager made him watch videos of Phil Jagielka in an attempt to improve his game. Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney would 'swear and argue' in Manchester United trai (01/2022): Ferdinand has revealed the pair's competitive nature would often get the better of them and they would take their frustrations out on each other during training sessions at Carrington.Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand and Glenn Hoddle join Gary Lineker as BT". London Evening Standard. 9 June 2015 . Retrieved 20 April 2017. Do you know what I heard it was, he wanted some assurances about being a first-team player.” Rio said on his FIVE YouTube channel.

His performances and qualities, according to Ferdinand, soon caught the attentions of Spanish heavyweights Barcelona and Madrid, who made approaches for him. David de Gea can recover from horrendous drop in form at Manchester United, says (08/2020): The Spaniard endured a torrid time between the posts during the 2019/20 season and made a number of high-profile errors, including in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm . Retrieved 14 September 2017. Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand says Premier League should void season and (03/24/20): Ferdinand says it has nothing to do with the Liverpool-United rivalry and everything to do with the safety of playersAldridge, Gemma (21 March 2015). "Rio Ferdinand's online gambling endorsement deal is slammed as fans call foul". mirror . Retrieved 18 August 2020. The 20 best Premier League defenders ever: where does John Terry rank?". The Telegraph. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 27 April 2020.

The way United are going, there is no way that they’ll ever sign Bellingham in future, assuming he wants to play his football in the Premier League at some stage in his career. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are probably the likely destinations. Rio Ferdinand cheated on wife with at least 10 women, the High Court is told". Mirror.co.uk. 6 July 2011 . Retrieved 8 July 2018.Rio Ferdinand warns Manchester United they must seek defensive recruitments this (09/2020): Manchester United got off to a losing start in this season's Premier League campaign in a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof heavily criticised. Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm . Retrieved 14 September 2017. a b c "Games played by Rio Ferdinand in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm . Retrieved 14 September 2017. On 22 July 2002, Ferdinand joined fellow Premier League side Manchester United on a five-year deal to become the most expensive British footballer in history at the time and the world's most expensive defender for a second time, a title he had lost in 2001 to Lilian Thuram. Ferdinand went on to win the Premier League title with Manchester United in his first season at the club. He collected a winner's medal in the 2006 League Cup, with runners-up medals in the 2003 League Cup and the 2005 FA Cup. [28]

Man Utd dominate 20 Seasons Fantasy Teams". Premier League. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012 . Retrieved 14 May 2012.Rio Ferdinand had ten lovers, court hears". The Daily Telegraph. London. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 30 November 2019. There are doubts over whether two of the coaching staff, Phil Neville and the goalkeeping specialist Chris Woods, will be kept on. Ferdinand scored three goals for England, [76] the first in the 2002 World Cup second round match against Denmark (although some sources credit this goal as a Thomas Sørensen own goal). [77] The second was a near-post strike that beat the Russian goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev in England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia on 12 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium. The third on 11 October 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at home to Kazakhstan. England won 5–1. [78] a b c Coffey, Charlie (5 February 2010). "A beginner's guide to Rio Ferdinand". The Times. London . Retrieved 26 July 2011.